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Product name	Gateway P-170L	Close Gateway P-7811FX	Close Gateway T-6836	Toshiba Satellite L355D	Close Gateway P-171S
Price	Check Prices	$1,449.99	$649.99	$624.95 to $849.00	Check Prices
CNET editors' rating	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.9 (3.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.6 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.1 (4.0 stars)	2.5 stars Overall score: 5.6 (2.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	0 stars	4.0 stars	4.0 stars	0 stars	0 stars
Release date	December 06, 2007	August 14, 2008	June 29, 2008	April 08, 2008	March 07, 2008
The Bottom Line	Gateway's budget 17-inch P-170L packs in plenty of extras, including an HDMI port, but this is definitely a laptop for media watchers, not for gamers.	We don't know how Gateway makes money selling these things, but the combination of high-end components and low price makes the 17-inch Gateway P-7811FX the best mobile gaming deal going right now.	A standout among budget midsize laptops, the 14.1-inch Gateway T-6836 marries strong performance and battery life with a compact, well-designed case.	The 17.1-inch Toshiba Satellite L355D is average in every way, except for its below-average price.	Combining a top laptop CPU and graphics card for less than the competition, the Gateway P-171XL FX jumps to the top of our favorite gaming laptops list, even if you get stuck with an HD DVD drive.
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Networking	- Fast Ethernet - Gigabit Ethernet - Ethernet	- IEEE 802.11g - Fast Ethernet - IEEE 802.11n (draft) - IEEE 802.11b Network adapter - Ethernet - Gigabit Ethernet	- IEEE 802.11g - Fast Ethernet - IEEE 802.11b Network adapter - Ethernet - IEEE 802.11a	- IEEE 802.11g - Fast Ethernet - IEEE 802.11b Network adapter - Ethernet	Network adapter - Ethernet - IEEE 802.11g - IEEE 802.11b - Fast Ethernet - Bluetooth
Battery	Info unavailable	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Lithium ion
Telecom	Fax / modem - 56 Kbps	Fax / modem - 56 Kbps	Fax / modem - 56 Kbps	Fax / modem - 53 Kbps	Fax / modem - 56 Kbps
Graphics Controller	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100	NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS - 512 MB	Intel GMA X3100	ATI Radeon X1250	Intel GMA X3100
Storage Removable	None	None	None	None	None
Optical Storage	Info unavailable	DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM with Labelflash Technology	DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM with Labelflash Technology	DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM with Laser Labeling System	DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM - Integrated
RAM	2 GB DDR II SDRAM	4 GB DDR3 SDRAM - 1066 MHz - PC3-8500 ( 2 x 2 GB )